ur-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ur"
English
Etymology
From German ur-, originally from Old High German ir-, ur- (“thoroughly”),[1] from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”), from Proto-Indo-European *uds- (“up, out”), from Proto-Indo-European *ud- (same meaning). Cognate with Dutch oer-, English or-.
Pronunciation
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Prefix
ur-
- Forming words with the sense of ‘proto-, primitive, original’.
- 2003, John Adcox, 'Can Fantasy be Myth? Mythopoeia and The Lord of the Rings', The Newsletter of the Mythic Imagination Institute[1]:
- Some stories reach deeper, into the most primal and profound truths. They mirror, in new and original ways, the Ur-myth, the act of creation itself.
- 2007, Max Rodenbeck, ‘Lebanon's Agony’, New York Review of Books, vol. 54 no. 11:
- Lebanon ultimately remains hostage to the regional ur-conflict over Palestine.
- 2003, John Adcox, 'Can Fantasy be Myth? Mythopoeia and The Lord of the Rings', The Newsletter of the Mythic Imagination Institute[1]:
Derived terms
Translations
forming words with the sense of 'primitive'
References
- ^ “Ur-”, in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
Anagrams
Danish
Prefix
ur-
Derived terms
German
Etymology
From Middle High German ur-, from Old High German ur-, ir- (“thoroughly”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”).[1]
Pronunciation
Prefix
- ur- (proto-, primitive, original)[1]
- great-; indicates an additional generation of separation between relatives
- (especially Austria) very; used to intensify adjectives
- ur- + alt (“old”) → uralt (“ancient”)
- ur- + gemütlich (“cosy”) → urgemütlich (“very cosy”)
- (in some old inherited nouns) Alternative form of er-
Derived terms
References
Gothic
Romanization
ur-
- Romanization of 𐌿𐍂-
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish er. Akin to ar.
Prefix
ur-
- before, ante-, pro-; over-
- (intensifying) very
- Alternative form of for- (“over, superior, super-; outer, external; great, extreme”)
Derived terms
See also
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ur- | n-ur- | hur- | t-ur- |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ur-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Prefix
ur-
- primeval, primordial, primitive, proto-
- first, original
- exceedingly, extremely, very (in adjectives)
References
- “ur-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Prefix
ur-
- primeval, primordial, primitive, proto-
- first, original
- exceedingly, extremely, very (in adjectives)
References
- “ur-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old High German
Prefix
ur-
Descendants
References
- ^ Ur-, in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
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